Educ. 3. Technology for Teaching and Learning 1

• These are the edited copies of reality and are used as substitutes for real things when it is not practical or possible to bring or do the real thing in the classroom. Designed to stimulate real life situations Examples of Contrived Experiences: • Model- A reproduction of a real thing in a small scale, or a large scale or exact size- but made of synthetic materials. It is a substitute for a real thing which may or may not operational –Brown, et. al, 1969 • Mock up- An arrangement of a real device or associated devices, displayed in such way that representation of reality is created. • A special model where the parts of a model are singled out, heightened and magnified in order to focus on that part or process under study. Example: Planetarium   Specimen- Any individual or item considered typically of a group, class, or whole.   Object- May also include artifacts displayed in a museum or objective displayed in exhibits or preserved insect specimens in science. Simulation- A r...

As mobile learning becomes more and more prevalent, we must find effective ways to leverage mobile tools in the classroom. As always, the tool must fit the need. Mobile learning can create both the tool and the need. With safe and specific structures, mobile learning tools can harness the excitement of technology with the purpose of effective instruction.  Using QR codes for instruction is one example of this. A Quick Tutorial QR stands for Quick Response. It's basically a quick, scannable barcode-like image that takes you to a specific digital destination. The one to the right, for example, will take you to a QR code generator. There you will be able to create all sorts of QR codes. (Feel free to search the web for them.) Before that, however, you will need an app that reads the QR codes. There are plenty of free QR code apps to download for Android and Apple Products. Just search. To read them, all you need is a phone with a camera. Free makes teachers happy, and of course makes ...